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| - | | name = Stella | + | |name=Stella |
| - | | logo = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Stella Icon.PNG|48px]] --> | + | |logo= |
| - | | screenshot = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Stella Screenshot.PNG|250px]] --> | + | |screenshot= |
| - | | caption = Macintosh [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] of the Stella emulator | + | |caption=Macintosh [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] of the Stella emulator |
| - | | developer = Bradford W. Mott, Stephen Anthony | + | |developer=Bradford W. Mott, Stephen Anthony |
| - | | latest_release_version = 3.0 | + | |latest_release_version=3.0 |
| - | | latest_release_date = {{release date and age|2009|9|11}} | + | |latest_release_date={{release date and age|2009|9|11}} |
| - | | operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<br>[[Macintosh]]<br>[[Mac OS X]]<br>[[Linux]]<br>[[eComStation]]<br>[[Windows Mobile|Windows CE/Mobile]]<br>[[Sega Dreamcast]]<br>[[GP2X]]<br>[[Nintendo DS]]<br> [[Wii]] | + | |operating_system=[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<br>[[Macintosh]]<br>[[Mac OS X]]<br>[[Linux]]<br>[[eComStation]]<br>[[Windows Mobile|Windows CE/Mobile]]<br>[[Dreamcast]]<br>[[GP2X]]<br>[[Nintendo DS]]<br> [[Wii]] |
| - | | genre = [[Console emulator]] | + | |genre=[[Console emulator]] |
| - | | license = [[open-source]] [[non-commercial]] | + | |license=[[open-source]] [[non-commercial]] |
| - | | website = [stella.sourceforge.net] stella.sourceforge.net] | + | |website= [stella.sourceforge.net] stella.sourceforge.net] |
| }} | }} | ||
| - | '''Stella''' is an [[Console emulator|emulator]] for the [[Atari 2600]] game console, and takes its name from the console's codename.<ref name="kohler">{{cite book |title=Retro Gaming Hacks |last=Kohler |first=Chris |authorlink=Chris Kohler |year=2006 |publisher=O'Reilly |location=Sebastopol |isbn=0596009178 |pages=143}}</ref> It is [[open source]], and runs on most major modern platforms including [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[Windows Mobile|Windows CE/Mobile]], [[Sega Dreamcast]], [[GP2X]], [[Nintendo DS]], and [[Wii]]. Stella was originally written in 1996 by Bradford W. Mott and was originally known as Stella 96. <ref>{{cite newsgroup|title= Stella 96 - An Atari 2600 Emulator|author=Bradford Wayne Mott|date=1996-05-16|newsgroup=rec.games.video.classic|url=http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.classic/browse_thread/thread/bc77de83406e5acd/b1237baa89d89323?lnk=gst&q=%22Stella+96%22&rnum=1&hl=en#b1237baa89d89323|accessdate=2007-08-04}}</ref> | + | '''Stella''' is an [[Console emulator|emulator]] for the [[Atari 2600]] game console, and takes its name from the console's codename.<ref name="kohler">{{cite book |title=Retro Gaming Hacks |last=Kohler |first=Chris |authorlink=Chris Kohler |year=2006 |publisher=O'Reilly |location=Sebastopol |isbn=0596009178 |pages=143}}</ref> It is [[open source]], and runs on most major modern platforms including [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[Windows Mobile|Windows CE/Mobile]], [[Dreamcast]], [[GP2X]], [[Nintendo DS]], and [[Wii]]. Stella was originally written in 1996 by Bradford W. Mott and was originally known as Stella 96.<ref>{{cite newsgroup|title= Stella 96 - An Atari 2600 Emulator|author=Bradford Wayne Mott|date=1996-05-16|newsgroup=rec.games.video.classic|url=http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.classic/browse_thread/thread/bc77de83406e5acd/b1237baa89d89323?lnk=gst&q=%22Stella+96%22&rnum=1&hl=en#b1237baa89d89323|accessdate=2007-08-04}}</ref> |
| - | Stella is written in the [[C++]] programming language and thus is highly portable. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://stella.sourceforge.net/|accessdate=2007-08-04|title=Stella - A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator}}</ref> The emulator supports all Atari 2600 cartridge [[bank switching]] schemes and has support for nearly all Atari 2600 titles. Support is included for NTSC, PAL and SECAM in 60Hz/50Hz varieties, including autodetection of those formats (based on the number of scanlines generated in each frame). | + | Stella is written in the [[C++]] programming language and thus is highly portable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stella.sourceforge.net/|accessdate=2007-08-04|title=Stella - A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator}}</ref> The emulator supports all Atari 2600 cartridge [[bank switching]] schemes and has support for nearly all Atari 2600 titles. Support is included for NTSC, PAL and SECAM in 60Hz/50Hz varieties, including autodetection of those formats (based on the number of scanlines generated in each frame). |
| - | Stella emulates most Atari 2600 peripheral devices, including standard [[joystick]]s, [[Paddle (game controller)|paddle controller]]s, the Atari Video Touch Pad, the Atari Keyboard Controller, Atari Indy 500 Driving Controllers, the CBS Booster-Grip controller, the CX-22/CX-80/AmigaMouse [[Trackball|trackball]] controllers, and the AtariVox and SaveKey controllers. Stelladaptor support allows real joysticks, paddles, and driving controllers to be used, and support is also included to access a real AtariVox device plugged into a serial port (and actually generate sound from the AtariVox device). Stella does not yet support the [[CompuMate|Spectravideo Compumate]] or [[Compact Cassette|cassette]]-based titles designed to work with the Coleco KidVid cassette player but does have support for titles designed to work with the [[Starpath Supercharger]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://stella.sourceforge.net/|accessdate=2009-03-28|title=Stella - A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator (User's Guide - Release 2.7.5)}}</ref> | + | Stella emulates most Atari 2600 peripheral devices, including standard [[joystick]]s, [[Paddle (game controller)|paddle controller]]s, the Atari Video Touch Pad, the Atari Keyboard Controller, Atari Indy 500 Driving Controllers, the CBS Booster-Grip controller, the CX-22/CX-80/AmigaMouse [[trackball]] controllers, and the AtariVox and SaveKey controllers. Stelladaptor support allows real joysticks, paddles, and driving controllers to be used, and support is also included to access a real AtariVox device plugged into a serial port (and actually generate sound from the AtariVox device). Stella does not yet support the [[CompuMate|Spectravideo Compumate]] or [[Compact Cassette|cassette]]-based titles designed to work with the Coleco KidVid cassette player but does have support for titles designed to work with the [[Starpath Supercharger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stella.sourceforge.net/|accessdate=2009-03-28|title=Stella - A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator (User's Guide - Release 2.7.5)}}</ref> |
| - | Stella includes many facilities for [[Homebrew_(video_games)|homebrew]] developers, including an extensive built-in interactive debugger and disassembler supporting breakpoints, read/write traps, etc. Other major features include a cheatcode system, support for user-defined palette files, state loading/saving, OpenGL rendering and effects, event remapping, and an extensive built-in, cross-platform user interface (including a ROM launcher frontend). | + | Stella includes many facilities for [[Homebrew (video games)|homebrew]] developers, including an extensive built-in interactive debugger and disassembler supporting breakpoints, read/write traps, etc. Other major features include a cheatcode system, support for user-defined palette files, state loading/saving, OpenGL rendering and effects, event remapping, and an extensive built-in, cross-platform user interface (including a ROM launcher frontend). |
| JStella, a translation of Stella into Java, allows the Stella emulation engine to run as a Java applet on a web page. | JStella, a translation of Stella into Java, allows the Stella emulation engine to run as a Java applet on a web page. | ||
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| * [minbar.org] homepage of Stephen Anthony] - current maintainer and lead developer of the Stella Atari 2600 VCS emulator program | * [minbar.org] homepage of Stephen Anthony] - current maintainer and lead developer of the Stella Atari 2600 VCS emulator program | ||
| * [www.richard.hutchinson.dsl.pipex.com] AtariVox device] - an unlimited-vocabulary speech / sound synthesizer | * [www.richard.hutchinson.dsl.pipex.com] AtariVox device] - an unlimited-vocabulary speech / sound synthesizer | ||
| - | *"Retro Gaming Hacks" by Chris Kohler - Oct. 2005 (1st ed.), p. 144 [oreilly.com] [web.archive.org] | + | *"Retro Gaming Hacks" by Chris Kohler - Oct. 2005 (1st ed.), p. 144 [oreilly.com] [web.archive.org] |
| * [gauntlet.ucalgary.ca] Gauntlet Web (University of Calgary publication)] - "Classic video gaming for all ages" | * [gauntlet.ucalgary.ca] Gauntlet Web (University of Calgary publication)] - "Classic video gaming for all ages" | ||
| * [www.g4tv.com] G4] (TV channel) - "Classic Arcade Gaming" by Ed Lee - Nov. 28, 2002 | * [www.g4tv.com] G4] (TV channel) - "Classic Arcade Gaming" by Ed Lee - Nov. 28, 2002 | ||
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| [[Category:Windows emulation software]] | [[Category:Windows emulation software]] | ||
| [[Category:Linux emulation software]] | [[Category:Linux emulation software]] | ||
| [[Category:GP2X emulation software]] | [[Category:GP2X emulation software]] | ||
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